Say No Way to Santos

When:  Sunday 7th October, 2012

 

Where: South Bank to the Broadwater Parklands

 

 

Santos GLNG is partnering with Bicycle Queensland to sponsor the Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge.

Santos are a race leader in the Coal Seam Gas industry...

 As the principle player against impacts from Coal Seam Gas,
We strongly object to the SANTOS spin on healthy living. While they give today with one hand, and steal tomorrow with the other...
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Let us gather in numbers to increase awareness & momentum. To nudge & show the locals, mainstream media and sports lovers of Australia what the SANTOS spin is 'really' all about.

 Rise Up in Yellow and Black from Brisbane to the Gold Coast!

Please join us with family, friends and thousands of cyclists in their celebration of completing the 2012 Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge to help alert Australia to the danger of CSG.

We are gathering in peaceful colourful numbers at the Broadwater Parklands finish site, Marine Parade, Southport, and along the road/route towns from Brisbane.

Coal seam gas extraction uses technology that taps deep into our water tables to reach the coal seam. The process of hydraulically fracturing the earth (fracking) and disturbing and redistributing our underground water is of great concern.

 Amongst water and attributed health risks, Coal Seam Gas has been linked to the increase of global earthquakes. The information and experiences reported from those overseas, in such areas as Pennsylvania U.S. and Alberta in Canada, are not at all favourable, and we need to educate ourselves and others and stop CSG with a moratorium as soon as possible.

This is an organised activity aimed to help inform mainstream Australians about some of the *games biggest players* and of the irreversible damage of Coal Seam Gas.

 We intend to organise stalls & distribute information pamphlets to the public around the finish line festivities, and talk about CSG & the SANTOS sell out.

Yellow & black are the colours for Lock The Gate, bring your friends, your banners, and be seen. We want to attract positive attention, & hopefully get some good media exposure.

We are not planning on disrupting this event, we have the greatest respect for sport, & the health of our nation, our athletes and their supporters. However this is about winning friends for the movement via the media and taking this important message to the cities, where most of our nation lives, but where many are not yet affected or aware.

 This is a perfect opportunity to promote the Lock the Gate *team*, CSG-free water safety awareness, colour, humour and hope. To have fun, and hand out information and hopefully get positively noticed!!

 A campaign for all towns along the 72km route from Brisbane to the Gold Coast to show Australia and Santos NO CSG, at an event that will be televised to many people who just haven't heard.

 Please, even if you're not going, share and invite everyone to get involved and please learn about CSG!!